This week was hard so I decided I should make this cake. It’s great for using up leftover Guiness and Irish cream from St. Patrick’s day (although “using up” is not a phrase I would put in the same sentence as Guiness and Baileys). At any rate, next time you need a pick me up (or a dinner party finale) I recommend this option.
Chocolate White Russian Popsicles
Two days ago, I woke up with a craving for popsicles and read everything I could find on how to make popsicles. I wanted an interesting flavor, so I tried a few things out and came up with this – the Chocolate White Russian Popsicle. Your welcome.
Indian Chicken Tikka Masala with Forbidden Rice
Indian dishes are extremely flavorful, but cooking them can feel overwhelming. There are so many different spices and ingredients and the Indians know how to bring them al together to make some of my favorite meals in the world. Today I’m sharing one of my favorites, a simple recipe for Chicken Tikka Masala with Forbidden Rice.
The Avocado BLT with Spicy Chipotle Mayonnaise
As a kid I hated sandwiches. Bread was boring, sliced meat was unimaginative, and I hated mayonnaise. And there was no sandwich I hated more than a Bacon Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich slathered with mayonnaise. The idea of eating mostly vegetables in between slices of wonder bread was really depressing for this 8 year old.
Fortunately my tastebuds have evolved, at least slightly, and now I love mayonnaise and sandwiches. Coming up with new foods that can be stuffed between variant pieces of bread is fun. And the BLT is now one of my go-to sandwiches. Here I share my take on the traditional BLT – an Avocado BLT with Spicy Chiptole Mayonnaise
Fig and Goat Cheese Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette
Figs are an underrated fruit. Not only delicious, they have an almost exotic feel to them. Figs are coming into season out this way and since they’re so much more accessible in California’s mediterranean climate, I’m enjoying all the different ways to eat them. The easiest way (aside from raw by themselves) is throwing them into salads. Here I share a Fig and Goat Cheese Salad.
Peach Caprese Salad — a Southern Twist on the Classic Salad
Mars and I have spent a lot more time outside too. We have a nice backyard to play in here and fruit trees he gets to pick from (which he loves). The peach tree is full of peaches and they are gloriously delicious peaches. I’ve been frantically trying to squeeze them into different recipes to use them up before they go bad. Last week I was going to make a caprese salad and thought including peaches might be a fun idea. It was. Here’s my southern twist on the famous salad from Capri — Peach Caprese Salad
Grilled Long Beans
There are a lot of variety of beans in the world and most of them you can’t grill. There is one variety that I threw on the grill this past weekend — the long bean. They are traditionally cooked in Asian cooking, but can easily be substituted for green beans to keep things interesting and fun. I cooked them with sesame oil. You can find the recipe here.
Panzanella Salad — A Great Way to Use Stale Bread
I can’t tell you how many half loaves of bread have made it into the trash after a few days of getting stale on the counter. I always feel guilty throwing it away. With grandparents who went through the Great Depression and having spent time with the poorest of the poor around the world, I understand how valuable even a loaf of bread is. This panzanella salad (basically a bread salad) is the perfect solution for using up stale bread. You may be thinking, oh that sounds disgusting, but you would be wrong. This salad is all kinds of right.
Quick and Easy Oven Roasted Potatoes
Happy 4th of July! And if you need a quick easy side for anything grilled today, here’s a recipe for oven roasted potatoes. It only takes 10 minutes of prep time and it’s done in 20 minutes.
How to Make Simple Macaroni and Cheese from Scratch
Some days I look in the fridge and all I see is a piece of lettuce and a cup of milk. When that happens I can usually root around and find a few ounces of cheese and at least a half of box of noodles which typically means Joe and Marston are getting macaroni and cheese for dinner (not that either of them complain). Here’s my recipe for simple macaroni and cheese from scratch that everyone will love.
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